Deadline looms for Phillips 66 to appeal oil-by-rail denial

Drive the route oil trucks take to Phillips 66 Co.’s Nipomo refinery

Amid San Luis Obispo County's debate over Phillips 66 Co's proposed oil-by-rail project, the company has continued to deliver oil to its Nipomo Mesa refinery via oil tanker trucks. This video shows the winding route from Highway 101 to the Phillips 66.
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Amid San Luis Obispo County's debate over Phillips 66 Co's proposed oil-by-rail project, the company has continued to deliver oil to its Nipomo Mesa refinery via oil tanker trucks. This video shows the winding route from Highway 101 to the Phillips 66.
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Phillips 66 has until April 14 to appeal San Luis Obispo County’s rejection of a proposed oil-by-rail project to the California Coastal Commission.

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The semi-refined product would be shipped to the Rodeo Refinery in Contra Costa County via pipeline.

On Oct. 5, the county Planning Commission denied the multinational energy company’s application to allow a 6,915-foot-long rail spur, unloading facility, onsite pipelines, and the construction of tracks that would allow three trains per week to deliver heavy crude oil.

The Board of Supervisors upheld that decision following a public hearing March 14 and signed a resolution that outlines the findings for denial.

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